Kinyarwanda
kubikira
Word parts: ku-bikira
koo-bee-KEE-rah
How to say it
Kinyarwandakubikirakoo-bee-KEE-rahsoon
Englishto ambushsoon
Frenchattendre en cachettesoon
Meaning
to hide and wait quietly for someone or something.
Good to know
Use 'kubikira' when describing an ambush or waiting in hiding.
Examples
- Yabikiriye mu gasozi.He lay in ambush in the field.
- Tugomba kubikira umwanzi.We need to lie in wait for the enemy.
- Abasirikare babikiye abanzi mu ishyamba.The soldiers ambushed the enemies in the forest.
- Ese wabikiye umushyitsi we?Did you wait in ambush for your guest?
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